ACA 2021 Virtual WC Program Book

Thursday, February 4, 2021 4:00 – 5:30 P.M. EST

B-2A Gangs in Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) TRACK: Prisons This workshop will show the most prominent gangs in Virginia. The presentation will cover the mentality, dress, language, gang colors, gang signs and other identifying characteristics of gang membership. Learning Objectives : 1. Participants will be provided with examples of how individuals join gangs in Virginia and on the east coast 2. Participants will be able to identify ways and methods gang members influence society from prison 3. To provide a basic overview of common gang; slang/code terms used by gang and STG members Moderator: Cindy Gomez, Certification Specialist, American Correctional Association, Alexandria, VA Speaker : Michael Duke , Statewide Gang/STG Coordinator, Virginia Department of Corrections, Richmond, VA B-2B Responding to the Urban Jail in Crisis: Improving morale, staff retention, and facility safety. TRACK: Jails Overview: This workshop will discuss the evolution of the Jackson County Detention Center, a jail in Kansas City, Missouri, a city coping with high violent crime, an organization repeatedly making national headlines for dangerous and critical incidents to one that has improved staff retention and facility safety significantly. These gains were achieved through a re-evaluation of organizational values, capitalizing on atypical organizational resources, and a firm commitment to integrity in processes. Material presented will provide participants with usable solutions to relevant challenges encountered by diverse types of jurisdictions.

Learning Objectives: 1. Participants will understand the potential of re- evaluating functional organizational values. 2. Participants will learn how to identify and capitalize on atypical resources to increase effectiveness. 3. Participants will learn what it takes to commit to maintaining integrity in processes. Moderator: Sgt. Danny Barnes , Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Kansas City, MO Speakers: Diana L. Turner , MS, CCE, Director, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Kansas City, MO; Lucas Castilleja , BA, Accreditation Manager, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Kansas City, MO B-2C Gender-Responsive Care in Juvenile Justice TRACK: Juveniles Overview: Most of the empirical data used to develop evidence-based practices for rehabilitating juvenile offenders came from male-only samples. Programs designed for males are not able to meet the specifics and complexities of the risks females face and specific root causes of females entering the justice system. Gender differences require treatment programming specific to female needs and diagnostics. Juvenile Justice Agencies have traditionally neglected this population of offenders. This workshop will discuss preventative work to keep girls out of the system and will provide strategies for best outcomes with girls who are in our systems. Learning Objectives : 1. Understand the history of gender-specific/gender- responsive treatment in juvenile justice and characteristics of girls involved in the JJ system. 2. Awareness of current data relating to juvenile crime, patterns in violent crimes, delinquency and arrest rates in relation to gender. 3. Know what the research in juvenile correctional interventions has revealed in regard to root causes and patterns in female delinquency and the critical need to understand the dramatic differences in how we provide care and treatment which will determine if we will help or harm girls in our systems.